The Cry For Peace
by Adebowale Abayomi

AdebowaleAbayomi20@gmail.com

Copyright, 2016.

All rights reserved.


"Love is blind but marriage restores sight"

---

1914 was the year,
It brought pains and unlimited tears.
It created a union,
That was likened to the use of an onion.
The man that slices cry,
But the venture it goes into thrive.

He was blinded by the quest for unity,
With no thoughts of what becomes of this trinity.
This union has never worked,
Because its foundation is a likelihood of luck.

A time came that we were made lame
They found in us something that dazzles,
But gave to us something that baffles.
They saw in us a light,
And made away with it at night.
We were left in dismay and disdain,
At the birth of a new day.

Our builders were made destroyers,
And our farmers became loners.
Our lands were stolen,
And our waters were poisoned.
Crops were made to die-hard,
And the fishes suffered in their habitat.

We were ravaged with hunger,
And it made us ponder.
We were the blood that runs through their vein,
But they were the rod that caused our pains.
Like a thunder we struck,
And this made them wonder.
They stood up to keep us in check,
But we wanted our problems addressed.

The End

"Peace can never be ensured through force but by mutual understanding".

I use this medium to plead to the Federal Government of Nigeria that they should listen to the cry of the people of Niger Delta in order to address their problems.

Modified:
While this was initially written to ameliorate the sufferings of the people of Niger Delta, there is an extended plea for the FG to listen to the cry of Nigerians at large.

5th of JUNE, 2021.

Thanks to Divepen1... Your works were a source of motivation.

motherlode:
The Cry For Peace
by Adebowale Abayomi

AdebowaleAbayomi20@gmail.com

Copyright, 2016.

All rights reserved.


"Love is blind but marriage restores sight"

---

1914 was the year,
It brought pains and unlimited tears.
It created a union,
That was likened to the use of an onion.
The man that slices cry,
But the venture it goes into thrive.

He was blinded by the quest for unity,
With no thoughts of what becomes of this trinity.
This union has never worked,
Because its foundation is a likelihood of luck.

A time came that we were made lame
They found in us something that dazzles,
But gave to us something that baffles.
They saw in us a light,
And made away with it at night.
We were left in dismay and disdain,
At the birth of a new day.

Our builders were made destroyers,
And our farmers became loners.
Our lands were stolen,
And our waters were poisoned.
Crops were made to die-hard,
And the fishes suffered in their habitat.

We were ravaged with hunger,
And it made us ponder.
We were the blood that runs through their vein,
But they were the rod that caused our pains.
Like a thunder we struck,
And this made them wonder.
They stood up to keep us in check,
But we wanted our problems addressed.

The End

"Peace can never be ensured through force but by mutual understanding".

I use this medium to plead to the Federal Government of Nigeria that they should listen to the cry of the people of Niger Delta in order to address their problems.

Modified:
While this was initially written to ameliorate the sufferings of the people of Niger Delta, there is an extended plea for the FG to listen to the cry of Nigerians at large.

5th of JUNE, 2021.

Thanks to Divepen1... Your works were a source of motivation.

You deserve to win a Nobel prize

@ MsAllison, dude how far?

Are you interested in working with an NGO in Borno? If you are, pls quickly forward your cv to kennedyiroh883@gmail.com.

Wow! this is wonderful.